Training & Curriculum Specialist

About the role

Imagine walking into a center where your guidance shapes the way children learn, grow, and feel supported every single day. As the Training & Curriculum Specialist for Offutt AFB’s Child & Youth Programs, you become the person staff look to for coaching, creativity, and confidence.

Responsibilities

• Help teachers bring lessons to life
• Strengthen program quality
• Create environments where military children feel safe, curious, and ready to explore
• Serve as the early childhood education specialist or youth development specialist for child and youth programs including child development centers, family childcare, school-age, youth programs, and unique childcare programs
• Train program staff, volunteers, contractors, family childcare providers, administrative, and food service staff

Requirements

• A degree in either early childhood or child development is required in order to meet the education requirements for this position.

Qualifications

• Professional knowledge of the principles, theories, concepts, and practices of early childhood development and youth development encompassing infant through school-age, youth and teens and child and youth development theories, methodology, and practices.
• Knowledge of childcare regulation requirements and policies.
• Develops curricula which supports physical, emotional, social, cognitive development of children and youth.
• Develops supports that accommodate children with special needs and children with challenging behaviors.
• Administers and interprets the environmental, program, and child abuse probability assessments.

Skills

• Develops and adapts training to staff members, volunteers, family childcare providers and parents, as well as food service and administrative staff.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: 11 Federal Holidays each year, 13 sick leave days earned per year (accumulative)
• Paid Vacation Time: 13-26 days per year based on length of employment
• Health Insurance: No waiting period to qualify for you and your family
• Retirement: Immediate coverage by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) Basic Benefits Plan Social Security Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), similar to a 401(k) (Automatically receive 1% agency contributions and up to 5% matching)

Pay

Salary Range is $63,795 - $82,938 based on experience.

Schedule

Not specified.

Application

To apply, click the apply button to complete an application and upload resume (PDF or Word Doc) and/or additional documents (Transcripts, certifications, Vet Docs (DD214), SF-50).

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AFCS is Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. citizenship required. Must be of legal working age.